Marie Marquardt

Marquardt is the author of two YA novels: "The Radius of Us" and "Dream Things True.” A Scholar-in-Residence at Emory University's Candler School of Theology, Marie also has published articles and co-authored two non-fiction books about Latin American immigration to the U.S. South. She is chair of El Refugio, a non-profit that serves detained immigrants and their families, and a proud member of the We Need Diverse Books team.